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■LONDON

Sehwag injures ankle

India opening batsman Virender Sehwag has been ruled out of the one-day series against Sri Lanka after injuring his ankle in training. India’s leading batsman in the test series, Sehwag twisted his ankle in training on Sunday and missed the opener of the five-match series in Dambulla, Sri Lanka, a day later, a contest India lost by eight wickets. Sehwag will return home and a decision on whether to send out a replacement has yet to be made.



■CRICKET

Rain ruins Edinburgh ODI

Rain ruined the first competitive one-day international between Scotland and England in Edinburgh on Monday. England, chasing 157 to win, were 10 without loss when the weather intervened for the last time. Earlier, rain reduced Scotland’s innings from 50 to 44 overs and the hosts chalked up 156 for nine with opener Gavin Hamilton scoring 60. Hamilton helped Scotland recover from 11 for three after recalled seamer Tim Bresnan had removed Kyle Coetzer and Navdeep Poonia for ducks. Andrew Flintoff eventually had Hamilton caught behind by Matt Prior, one of three wickets for the England all-rounder.



■RUGBY UNION

Habana ruled out of Test

A hamstring injury has ruled star South Africa wing Bryan Habana out of a Tri-Nations Test against Australia in Durban, South Africa, on Saturday. Habana, voted International Rugby Board Player of the Year after helping the Springboks win the World Cup last year, retired injured during a 19-0 defeat by New Zealand last Saturday in the southern hemisphere championship. Defending champions New Zealand top the standings with 14 points from five matches followed by the Wallabies (nine from three) and South Africa (five from four).



■SOCCER

Adebayor signs new deal

Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor has signed an improved deal with the club tying him to the Gunners until 2012, an official statement said on Monday. Togo international Adebayor scored 30 goals last season, but was persistently linked with AC Milan and Barcelona during the summer. However, a statement on the club’s official Web site said that “Arsenal can today confirm that Togolese forward Emmanuel Adebayor has signed a new long-term contract with the club.” The 24-year-old Adebayor, whom Arsenal signed from Monaco in January 2006, said on the eve of the new season he would be staying put after agreeing terms on a new improved deal worth a reported £80,000 (US$155,000) a week. “We have to get behind him and support him because he is a tremendous force and [he is of] tremendous importance for the team — you want your own fans to be behind him,” coach Arsene Wenger said. “What happened in the transfer period did not always reflect his deep desire and there was manipulation from agents on both sides, but overall I am positive he will recover.”



■SOCCER

Arena to coach Galaxy

Bruce Arena, the all-time most winning coach for the US national team, was named the new head coach and general manager of the Los Angeles Galaxy on Monday. Arena’s hiring comes a week after a general manager Alexi Lalas was fired and coach Ruud Gullit resigned from the struggling Major League Soccer club. Lalas, a former member of the American World Cup team, was dismissed after failing to lead the team to the playoffs the last two years.


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